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Age of Revolutions Quiz
Age of Revolutions Quiz
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A review quiz for the Age of Revolutions
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The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement that supported
reason.
absolutism.
the geocentric theory.
religious faith.
2
What is the heliocentric theory?
the sun is at the center of the solar system
the Earth is at the center of the sun
the sun is at the center of the Earth
the Earth is at the middle of the solar system
3
What does the social contract state? (as described by John Locke)
all people are created equal
that a dictatorship, or absolutism, is the best form of gov.
people can overthrow a gov. if it violates their rights
all people have the right to be happy
4
Which association below is incorrect?
Third Estate = bourgeoisie
Second Estate = clergy
Third Estate = peasants, workers
First Estate = nobles
5
What was Napoleon's biggest failure (as measured by number of deaths)?
the Battle of the Nile
the invasion of Russia
the Peninsular War
the Continental System
6
Which was
not
a goal of Prince Klemens von Metternich at the Congress of Vienna?
legitimacy - restoring kings and queens to power
buffer states - to help prevent wars by France
to restore the balance of power in Europe
to punish Austria for the Napoleonic Wars
7
Which event led to the French Revolution?
Napoleon's attacks on the enemies of France
increased debt by the monarchs of France
the 1812 invasion of Russia
poor harvests
8
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen?
to put an end to the French Revolution
to put an end to Napoleon's rule and empire
to guarantee rights to French citizens
to guarantee rights to American citizens
9
Which king was beheaded by guillotine and thus the last leader of the Old Regime?
Louis XVI
Louis XVIII
Napoleon Bonaparte
Maximilian Robespierre
10
What was the goal of the French revolutionaries at the Bastille?
to seize gunpowder for their weapons
to rebuild the Bastille as a fort to defend vs. Louis XVI
to invade Austria and punish enemies of the revolution
to attack and destroy a symbol of Louis XVI's power
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Which idea did the American Founding Fathers get from the Enlightenment?
freedom of speech and religion (from Voltaire)
right to liberty, property & social contract (from Locke)
absolutism (from Hobbes)
checks and balances (from Montesquieu)
12
Galileo, Copernicus, Kepler, and Brahe were all key supporters of what idea?
elliptical orbits
geocentric theory
heliocentric theory
the Ptolemaic system
13
The Scientific Revolution included all of the following EXCEPT
a rise in empiricism
the idea that humans can solve problems through reason
a more informed view of the world
a rise in religious faith
14
The Enlightenment led to
the end of most warfare
the American and French Revolutions
the end of slavery in some countries
separation of church and state
15
What was the purpose of the Tennis Court Oath?
to ban tennis at the 1800 Olympics in Paris
to create a constitution for France
to criticize the violence during the Bastille
to end the French Revolution
16
___: From Corsica. First emperor of France. Spread Enlightenment. Made uniform code of laws.
Louis XVIII
Maximilian Robespierre
Louis XVI
Napoleon
17
___: Popular radical political club during French Revolution. Leader = Maximilian Robespierre
Girondins
Hebertists
Sans-Culottes
Jacobins
18
Which statement is false about Napoleon's Continental System?
Napoleon did it to try to defeat Great Britain economically.
It hurt the economy of all of Europe.
It was a trade blockade versus Great Britain.
It was a success.
19
Which person did
not
support the heliocentric theory?
Johannes Kepler
Galileo
Nicholas Copernicus
Ptolemy
20
What happened as a result of the Congress of Vienna?
nationalism was on the rise in places under foreign control
the Napoleonic Wars ended
democracy began to grow
France kept its conquered territories
21
Locke and Rousseau both believed in protecting
absolutism
religious faith
natural laws and natural rights
liberties for citizens
22
Why did Napoleon's invasion of Russia fail?
Napoleon's capture
cold weather
the superior Russian army
Czar Alexander I's scorched earth policy
23
What was the time period called when over 40k French citizens were guillotined?
Reign of Terror
Beheading Bonanza
Times of Trouble
Age of Fear
24
___: believed that men were born evil and needed a strong government to control them.
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
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___: idea that people should be loyal to their nation (group sharing a common culture)
Enlightenment
legitimacy
patriotism
nationalism
